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Prestressing concrete has existed in the construction industry for more than 100 years, but without a repeatable and reproducible test capable of quantifying the bond performance of prestressing steel wire strand (commonly called PC strand). This test has now been developed in the form of ASTM A1081/A1081M , Test Method for Evaluating Bond of Seven-Wire Steel Prestressing Strand. ASTM A1081/…, ASTM Committee A01 Next Meeting:, May 20-23, 2013, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Christopher F. Reeve, Insteel Wire Products, Gallatin, Tenn., Phone: 615-451-6330, ext. 2762; creeve@insteel.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, Phone: 610-832-9737; kshanahan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9325
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Bolting used in the oil and gas industries for offshore drilling platforms, sour gas service, in expanders and compressors in pipeline service, in power generation facilities and in heat exchanger and cryogenic applications is now covered by a new ASTM International standard. ASTM A1082/A1082M , Specification for High Strength Precipitation Hardening and Duplex Stainless Steel Bolting for Special…, ASTM Committee A01 Next Meeting:, May 20-23, 2013, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Lester Burgess, TSP/US Bolt Manufacturing, Houston, Texas, Phone: 713-230-2500; lburgess@usbolt.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, Phone: 610-832-9737; kshanahan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9308
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A new ASTM International standard will help to facilitate a safer environment for pole vaulters. ASTM F2949 , Specification for Pole Vault Box Collars, was developed by Subcommittee F08.67 on Pole Vault , part of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities . A pole vault box collar is a protective device that covers the hard unpadded surfaces surrounding a pole vault box…, ASTM Committee F08 Next Meeting:, May 21-23, 2013, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Jan Johnson, Sky Jumpers Vertical Sports Club, Atascadero, Calif., Phone: 805-423-2363; janjohnson18@charter.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9329
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A general need in the steel industry for a standard defining the basic quality control requirements for hot isostatic pressing has led to the development of a new ASTM International standard, ASTM A1080 , Practice for Hot Isostatic Pressing of Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloy Castings. A1080 was developed by Subcommittee A01.18 on Castings , part of ASTM International Committee A01 on…, ASTM Committee A01 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-15, 2012, November Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, John Schleicher, Orchid Orthopedics, Oregon City, Ore., Phone: 503-650-2708; john.schleicher@orchid-ortho.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, Phone: 610-832-9737; kshanahan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9255
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At the request of US Lacrosse, the national governing body of men’s and women’s lacrosse in the United States, ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities is developing a proposed new standard that will specifically cover headgear used in women’s lacrosse. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK36457 , Specification for Headgear Used in Women’s Lacrosse, is under the…, ASTM Committee F08 Next Meeting:, Nov. 14-16, 2012, November committee week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Ann Kitt Carpenetti, US Lacrosse, Baltimore, Md., Phone: 410-235-6882, ext. 117; acarpenetti@uslacrosse.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9233
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will be used to test the propensity of athletic eye and face protection to fog during a sporting event. When such devices fog, athletes may remove them temporarily or not wear them at all, thus risking serious eye injury. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK36802 , Test Method for Resistance to Fogging for Eye and Face Protection Devices, is being…
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ASTM International Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys encourages all interested parties to contribute to the ongoing revision of ASTM A262 , Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels. ASTM A262 is a widely referenced standard under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee A01.14 on Methods of Corrosion Testing . The standard is…
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A proposed new ASTM standard has the potential to make pole vaulting safer. ASTM WK35729 , Specification for Pole Vault Box Collar, is currently being developed by Subcommittee F08.67 on Pole Vault , part of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities . A box collar is a protective device that covers the hard unpadded surfaces surrounding a pole vault box. It may also…, ASTM Committee F08 Next Meeting:, May 8-10, 2012, May Committee Week, Phoenix, Ariz., Technical Contact:, Peter M. McGinnis, Ph.D., SUNY Cortland Phone: 607-753-4909; peter.mcginnis@cortland.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, Phone: 610-832-9719; lmorriss@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9081
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will make it possible for those in the paintball industry to create low-impact games for potential paintball players who might like to try the sport but are initially intimidated by its intensity. The new proposed standard, ASTM WK34588 , Practice for Operation of Low Impact Paintball Game Fields, is being developed by Subcommittee F08.24 on Paintball…
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A new voluntary ASTM International bicycle standard, developed to assist manufacturers in testing trailer cycles, intended to be pulled behind bicycles, has been approved by ASTM International. The new standard, ASTM F2917 , Specification for Bicycle Trailer Cycles Designed for Human Passengers, includes a trailer cycle test for manufacturers to use, new warnings to be placed on the product, and…